SAP Project Manager - Roswell, United States - Sygna Solutions

Description

• Responsible for project managing a team to help deliver a complex SAP S/4HANA global implementation.
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and deliverables, including schedules, financials, and project change requests
• Report on project results, metrics, test, and deployment management activities.
• Compile status reports relating to workstream milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues, communicating across program leadership.
• Manage workstream scope and changes.
• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, and key stakeholders.
• Organize and lead working sessions with various business and technical resources, ensuring sessions and subsequent work products are well documented and incorporated into overall project process and delivery.
• Document meeting minutes and decisions.
• Track and manage project issues.
• Monitor project and/or program execution and escalate project issues as necessary.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule as there may be early morning or late evening calls and some weekend coverage for projects as necessary.
• Leverage applications like Clarity, JIRA, Excel, and other internal tracking tools for monitoring project/program productivity.

• 10+ years of progressive technology project/program management experience, including management of major application development projects in a complex operating environment.
• 4+ years of experience in SAP project implementations
• 2+ successful SAP project implementations
• Technical background in SAP and related platforms
• Experience implementing SAP S/4HANA in EMEA is a plus
• Proficient with Waterfall Methodologies (experience with agile or hybrid methodologies is a plus)
• Experience with applications like Clarity, JIRA, and other internal tracking tools for monitoring project/program productivity
• Highly skilled in the following Microsoft applications: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, Teams, and SharePoint
• One or more of the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

• Proven track record in successfully leading projects and programs to on-time, on-schedule and within budget delivery, while ensuring stakeholder engagement and satisfaction.
• Experience leading large scale integrated application / platform deployments.
• History of leading, motivating and managing various project team sizes, including internal and external resources, while holding team accountable for performance.
• Strong technical aptitude, project time management and team collaboration skills.
• Highly organized, self-sufficient, and comfortable working both independently and in a team-driven environment.
• Effective communicator (written, verbal and presentation) with strong interpersonal skills and an ability to connect with varied global audiences.
• Ability to effectively prepare, conduct, participate in and follow up on business meetings with distributed teams in a concise and clear manner.
• Quickly identify, and analytically examine issues as they arise, then execute effective resolution strategies.
• Capable of making strategic decisions based on technical expertise.
• Flexible with proven ability to adjust to shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Must enjoy working in a fast paced, high pressure environment.
• Capacity to align with scheduling across international teams.
• Prior project experience within the Financial Industry is a plus.